:: Laboratory Bulletins ::

DCL Medical Laboratories provides Laboratory Bulletins and Technical Updates as addendums to the Comprehensive Service Manual. Copies of those bulletins and updates appear on this website and are sent directly to clients. Questions should be directed to DCL Client Services at (317) 874-1334 or toll free at (866) 874-1334.

Changes Ahead for Copia Order Entry Questions – March 28, 2008

DCL Adds Hepatitis A and B Testing to In-house Menu – March 18, 2008

Understanding the New Clinical Requisition – March 11, 2008

DCL Now Running Hepatitis C, HIV and BNP Testing In-house – February 26, 2008

Understanding your Monthly Gynecologic Cytology Case Analysis Report – January 17, 2008

Submitting Surgical Specimens – December 6, 2007

DCL to Supply Greiner Bio-One Vacuette® Blood Collection Tubes in Place of Some BD Vacutainer® Tubes – October 26, 2007

DCL Medical Laboratories Now Requires Use of Glucose Testing Information Form – August 27, 2007

Changes in Occult Blood Feces Screening Require New Collection Media – August 27, 2007

DCL Medical Laboratories to Begin Rejecting CT/NG Specimens that are Not Submitted According to Laboratory and Manufacturer’s Guidelines – July 16, 2007

DCL Medical Laboratories Announces Change in hs-CRP Reference Ranges – July 13, 2007

DCL to Supply Greiner Bio-One Vacuette® SST in Place of BD Vacutainer® Brand – July 2, 2007

Effective Methods for Detecting Actinomyces – April 13, 2007

DCL Requires Use of C&S Transport Tube for Urine Culture – April 9, 2007

DCL Recommended Method for Blood Bank Specimen Labeling for Copia Users – March 7, 2007

DCL Medical Laboratories Issues New Specimen Identification and Labeling Policy – March 2, 2007

DCL Revises Supply Order Form – February 21, 2007

DCL Medical Laboratories Adds More Tests to In-house Menu (Ammonia, GGT, Phenobarbital, Transferrin, Prealbumin) – February 20, 2007

Group B Strep Order Choices – February 15, 2007

DCL Adds Vitamin B12 and Folate to In-house Test Menu – February 2, 2007

DCL Further Expands Test Menu and Makes Additional Changes to Increase Efficiency (Carbamazepine, Creatine Kinase, Creatine Phosphokinase, Magnesium) – February 2, 2007

DCL Replaces Individual Urinalysis and C&S Tubes with Complete Kit – January 4, 2007

DCL Adds Four Tests to In-house List and Makes Changes to Increase Efficiency (hsCRP, Toxoplasma IgG, Toxoplasma IgM, H. Pylori) – January 3, 2007

Important Changes to Maternal Serum Screen Testing Information Form – December 22, 2006

DCL Now Performing Genital and Group B Strep Cultures In-house – December 19, 2006

Specimen Collection for Drug Level Testing – October 9, 2006

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Calculation Now Available – July 7, 2006

Preparing Frozen Specimens for Courier Pickup – June 13, 2006